St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-29
HIGH, LOW, JACK, GAME
Bufum and Ellingson Play High and Hen
erickson and Rogers Low, Jack
and the Game.
The Latter Partners Succeed in Having
Consideration of the High License
Bill Postponed.
4 Compromise License BilI..The
Election Co N ntEtee Reports
in Favor of Snider.
Wards Bill to Prevent Oil INSPECTOR
Willis From Filling His Position
Recommended to Pass,

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| Consideration of the high license bill in
the house yesterday developed an unex-
| pected condition of affairs, and the outcome
was surprise to most people who attended
with the hope Of seeing the matter settled
one way or the other. The Prosser bill
making the license 81, in cities of over
10000 population and $500 in cities under
| 10. O00-had been referred to the joint COM
mittee of the senate and house, which is
composed of twelve members. When the
| bill was favorably reported by the commit
| tee it was supposed it had been signed by a
majority of the committee. There was
| some surprise. therefore, when it was as
serted that only five members of the COM
mittee were present at the meeting which
| agreed to make favorable report, and that
| it was minority and not a majority report.
| Mr.. Hendriclson. who is member of the
committee, contended that he had received
no notice of the meeting. and he wanted
the bill recommitted to the committee fol
| consideration. This raised storm at once,
and the friends of the bill charged that this
move was simply an attempt to obstruct legis-
lation and prevent consideration of the bill
They commended that ample notice had been
given and the bill had been before the COM
mittee for weeks; therefore there was no
reason for further delay. After a long
wrangle it was decided to recommt the
| bill and make it the special order for next
| Thursday. This is by no means test of
the strength of the supporters of the bill.
The idea that seven members of the COM
h,N1
bill, and that its postponement until Thurs
| day could work no special injury, had
| more TO do with it than anything else.
! Other important business transacted was
the adoption of the Judiciary committees
report recommending the passage of the
bill to tax railroad lands, PotterS libel bill
and the bill regulating convict labor. Don
nelly'S interest bill was referred to the CON-
mittee of the whole without recommends
ton. Mr.. Mattson introduced bill relat-
ing to the sale of Intoxicating liquors, fix
ing the license in towns and cities of less
than 10000 at 800 for malt liquors and
$500 for distilled liquors and wines and in
cities of more than 10000 at $500 for
matt and $500 for distilled liquors and
wines. The Ramsey county delegation
secured the passage of bill to issue court
house bonds to the value of $780, 600. The
unseating Gross and seating Snider. The
matter will be considered this afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The house adopted the reports of COM
mitteeS as follows:
roads-Recommending that the bill TO
| require railroad companies to build and keep
in repair high crossings do pass.
Misunderstanding for the taxation of
road companies in Minnesota, and for the
taxation OF certain int rest, right and estate
III such lands. Recommended to pass.
Observation-Disclosures the city of Austin to
issue bonds for tx p1vpCoe Of building a
bridge and improving the streets. Passed.
Hennepin County Observation-Disclosures to
grand and petit juries in Hennepin county.
Passed.
JudIciary-Potter bill to regulate actions
for libel. Recommended to pass.
Normal Scholastic appropriate money for
the st. Cloud and Mankato normal schools.
Recommitted to committee on finance.
MISUNDERSTANDING convict labor. Re
commended to pass.
Judiciary-In relation to interest on money.
| The report of the committee was Endorsed.
Reports the same back with the recommends
ton that the bills be referred to the commit
tee of the whole without recommendation
| the committee of the whole being in favor of
! the reduction of interest, on contract to
| per cent, and the legal rate to per cent.
Observation-Disclosures county commits
| Sioners to appropriate money to agricultural
| societies. Indefinitely postponed.
| Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Mattson-A bill to amend the stat
| utes Of 1878 relating to the sale OF intoXi-
| eating liquors. Temperance.
The bill makes the Following changes in the
present law: 1t raises the minimum license
| in counties and incorporated towns from SIS
to 500 Tor malt liquors and from S25 to $500
| for distilled liquors and wines. In cities of
| 0G0 and over the license is fixed at $500 for
| malt and $500 for distilled liquors and wines.
| 1t removes the maximum fixed 10 the general
| statutes of 500, so that the fee may be fixed
| ct any sum not less than the minimum of
! $780, 5000 and $500. 1t does not affect the
| local option clause of the present law and i'll
| creases the bond from $500 to $1,000.
The Ramsey county delegation introduced
bill to authorize the Ramsey county COM
mlssioners and the ST. Paul council to issue
| $500, 600 court house bonds. Passed.
By MI. Baker--To organize drainage dis
| tricts for the draining of wet and overlooked
lands for agricultural and sanitary purposes.
| Drainage.
By Mr.. Barker-To define and punish the
| crime of unlawfully dispoSing of intoxicating
liquors by the device known as ''blind pigs"
| or other devices. Judiciary,
| By Mr.. Cloutier-Relating to certain foreign
! insurance companies. Insurance.
Mr.. Emery-To provide for the licensing
| of persons. companies and corpor atoms en-
gagged in the express business. Commerce.
| BY Mr.. LucaS-Providing for the safety aud
! health of employees and reporting statistics
| thereof. Labor.
By Mr. Flynn-To amend an act to establish
| a state board of charities and correction, CIV
| ing the board the benefit of annual appropri-
! ations, instead of every two years, as now.
| Judiciary.
| By Mr.. Knox-To appropriate money to aid
in boring four artesian wells in Minnesota.
Finance.
| o By Mr.. Misunderstanding to fees of,clerks in
| district courts. Judiciary.
| By Dir. Slayen-To authorize the city of
| Winoua to issue S55, 600 bonds to erect addi-
| tioual school buildings and purchase sites.
| By Mr.. Slaven-To make the salary of mu-
| nicipal judge of Winopa $1,000, and the pay
of jurors 81 per day.
| The committee on elections made unan-
| imous report in favor of seating Snider and
unSeating Gross as member from Henne-
| pin. They found, on recounting the votes
that Snider had 1884 votes, Gross 4, 6S2
and Merrill 4. 63S. Mr.. Gross wanted the
matter postponed for few days to give
| him time to consult counsel. and made
motion to that effect. Mr.. Lucas asked to
make it the special order for Thursday, but
on motion of Mr.. Millar it was made the
special order for Saturday at 2:30 p. n.
THE HIGH LICENSE BILL.
| At $50 O'Clock the high license bill.
which was the special order, was taken up.
| Mr.. Potter insisted on call of the house,
and the doors were closed andth absentees
hunted up by the sergeant at arms. Mr..
Potter was called TO the chair
Mr.. Buffum, chairman of the committee
on temperance, made brief explanation of
| the course of the bill before his committee
He said there were number of absentees
when the committee met but there had
] been ample opportunity for them to attend